Floirac, Lot
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Floirac () is a
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in the Lot department (46) in south-western
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.


Geography

The commune is located in
Quercy Quercy (; oc, Carcin , locally ) is a former province of France located in the country's southwest, bounded on the north by Limousin, on the west by Périgord and Agenais, on the south by Gascony and Languedoc, and on the east by Rouergue and ...
on the Causse of Floirac. It is watered by the
Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is name ...
, and bordered to the north-west by its tributary, the Tourmente. Floirac has a surface of 19.02 km² and has 265 inhabitants (as of 2016), which makes a population density of 14 inhabitants per km². The coordinates are 44° 55' N and 1° 39' E. The altitude varies between 90 and 345 metres above
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, with 140 metres at the town hall. The D43 road and a single track railway crosses it.


Neighbouring municipalities


Toponymy

The
toponym Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
''Floirac'' is based on the
Gallo-Roman Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, language, morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context ...
anthroponymy ''Florus''. The endpoint -''ac'' is derived from the Gallic -''acon'' suffix (itself of the common Celtic *-Āko-), often latinized in-''acum'' in the texts. This ''Floracum'' toponym is found in ''Floracum fundum'' which meant: the domain of Florus.


Politics


Places and monuments

Floirac 46 - Chapelle Saint-Roch 02.JPG, Entrance of the Chapelle Saint-Roch. Floirac 46 - Église Saint-Georges 03.JPG, Church of Saint-Georges. Tour de Floirac.JPG, Tour de Floirac. * Chapelle Saint-Roch de Floirac (15th century) Listed as a historic monuments on 10 December 1925 * Church Saint-Georges de Floirac (15th century) Listed as a historic monuments on 30 May 1978 * Tour de Floirac, dating from the Middle Ages, registered in the title of historical monuments on 8 August 2013


Notable people

* Jean Dellac (1876-1937) French politician * Raphael Daubet (1977-) French politician * Max Pugh Film director and artist (1977-) * Jean-Louis Ezine French writer and broadcaster


See also

*
Communes of the Lot department The following is a list of the 313 communes of the Lot department of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and ...


References


External links


Official websiteFloirac en Quercy
Communes of Lot (department) {{Lot-geo-stub